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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 11h

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 12h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 50m

Air traffic controller slowdown has now hit Phoenix's Sky Harbor airport (PHX): www.azcentral.com/story/travel...

Phoenix Sky Harbor sees hundreds more delays. But not because of the weather

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport flights experienced additional disruptions after rain delayed hundreds of flights. This time, it isn't nature's fault.

www.azcentral.com

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 3h

'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

Quite a remarkable story of a "university town" sticking up for one of its major employers: tucson.com/news/local/g...

'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

The Tucson City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night opposing the Trump administration’s “compact” sent to the University of Arizona last week.

tucson.com

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Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 21h

chip in to help bex!

MashedBex ✨ @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 2d

after my visit to the doctor today, it is clear that radiation therapy is what has been working. that is amazing news! there is hope. ❤️

i am $2730 away from getting back on track with radiation therapy.

if 140 people gave $20 each, i can get the treatment i need (asap).

please help if you can ❤️

Bea Eli 🏳️‍⚧️ @msbeaeli.bsky.social · 10d

According to Bex's doctor, the radiation therapy is working!

The bad news is they need to pay the $3280 remaining balance ASAP!

$20 from your pocket could literally save their life.
Give it today- their treatment has been interrupted several times due to lack of funds.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 2h

Standing in solidarity with colleagues at the CDC who were fired as part of yet another RIF wave.
We are all less safe without their expertise and dedication.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 11h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 3h

'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

Quite a remarkable story of a "university town" sticking up for one of its major employers: tucson.com/news/local/g...

'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

The Tucson City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night opposing the Trump administration’s “compact” sent to the University of Arizona last week.

tucson.com

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 7h

@lizneeley.bsky.social's newsletter tonight: emails went out late on Friday notifying CDC workers that they had been laid off. "If the reporting is correct, the layoffs include nearly the entire staff of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."

#histmed people will immediately know what this means.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 8h

This is the exact situation we all (including her when she was working) pay into social security for. And then the government withholds that money from people who deserve it, people who have literally FUNDED THE PROGRAM, when they need it. The govt just issues denials waiting for ppl to heal or die.

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montygibbon.bsky.social @montygibbon.bsky.social · 12h

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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 9h

Drohnen über deutschen Flughäfen: Deutscher Airline-Verband verlangt Abschuss: Drohnen sorgen immer wieder für Verzögerungen an Flughäfen. Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Fluggesellschaften moniert, dass das Problem »seit zehn Jahren« bekannt ist, und fordert die Politik zum Handeln auf.

Drohnen über deutschen Flughäfen: Deutscher Airline-Verband verlangt Abschuss

Drohnen sorgen immer wieder für Verzögerungen an Flughäfen. Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Fluggesellschaften moniert, dass das Problem »seit zehn Jahren« bekannt ist, und fordert die Politik zum Handeln auf.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 12h

Yep.

Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 12h

A "blast" from the past. Just happened to see this post from @lollardfish.bsky.social, written in 2023. What we're seeing in 2025 had many, many forewarnings. #DEIPurge

www.davidmperry.com/dont-say-rac...

Don’t say Race (in Florida schools) – This is David M. Perry

www.davidmperry.com

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, Marmota sibirica (the tarbagan) is a regular host of the plague. And apparently has been for 100s of years. This is why countries that have endemic plague reservoirs (like the U.S.) have surveillance systems. (Otherwise known as "Public Health".)

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 12h

A "blast" from the past. Just happened to see this post from @lollardfish.bsky.social, written in 2023. What we're seeing in 2025 had many, many forewarnings. #DEIPurge

www.davidmperry.com/dont-say-rac...

Don’t say Race (in Florida schools) – This is David M. Perry

www.davidmperry.com

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 17h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, Marmota sibirica (the tarbagan) is a regular host of the plague. And apparently has been for 100s of years. This is why countries that have endemic plague reservoirs (like the U.S.) have surveillance systems. (Otherwise known as "Public Health".)

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Etta T. @studiedtodeath.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING NEWS: MIT is the first college to formally reject Trump’s higher education compact, citing that they meet/exceed most of the expectations already set forth + that they are not interested in having their free speech/expression restricted.

#AcademicSky #BreakingNews

MIT becomes first college to reject Trump’s higher education compact

University President Sally Kornbluth said some of the terms would restrict the institution’s free expression and independence.

www.highereddive.com

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 20h

Immigrant scientists make a massive contribution wherever they go

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

www.nature.com

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 22h

Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a snippet from the MIT president's letter to ED

Screenshot from link that reads: The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d

I think the cubic shape is the *unintentional consequence* of their very long digestive process (14+ days), required to process tough roots & grasses, extracting all moisture.

The cubes are just a fortunate happenstance of super-efficient distal colons.

Article here:

How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery

Distinctive intestines mold feces into sharp-cornered poop

www.science.org

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d

There's nothing I don't love about WOMBATS, from their curmudgeonly mannerisms to their armored, bony butts (that protect them from predators when they're head-first in a burrow).

But we should talk about their cubic poop & how it gets that way.

CW: animal poo in next post

a man is holding a wombat in his arms while wearing a bjp shirt

Alt: Czech professional mixed martial artist Jiri Prochazka is kissing a wombat he has in his lap.

media.tenor.com

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Coach Julio @fitnessfoundry.bsky.social · 1d

📣 María Corina Machado is an inspiration—especially as a 🇺🇸🇩🇴Latino witnessing the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. Her courage and commitment to peaceful resistance remind me of Maya Angelou’s timeless words.

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